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. 2019 Apr 29;27(2):51–63. doi: 10.1080/26410397.2019.1599654

Table 1. Overview of five CUSP programmes.

Initiative Description Period of evaluated programme implementation Evaluation design Key results
GREAT GREAT is set of participatory activities designed to support girls’ and boys’ growth into healthy adults and promote non-violence and SRHR in Northern Uganda. 14 months from September 2015 to November 2016 Quasi-experimental (pre/post-test with control) Improved attitudes and behaviours around gender equity, partner communication, family planning use, and gender-based violence (GBV).6
IMAGE The Intervention with Micro-finance for AIDS and Gender Equity (IMAGE), is a combined micro-finance, HIV and GBV training, and community outreach intervention in South Africa. 4 years from June 2001 to March 2005 Randomised controlled trial Relative to matched controls, IMAGE participants showed reduced risk of physical and sexual violence, increased self-confidence, ability to challenge gender norms, autonomy in decision-making, and to take collective action.7
SASA! SASA! is a holistic, community mobilisation approach for preventing violence against women and HIV. 2 years, 8 months over four years, from May 2008 to December 2012 Cluster randomised controlled trial Community-level impacts on reduced risk of intimate partner violence against women, decreased social acceptability of IPV against women among women and men, and reduction of sexual concurrency among men.8
Stepping Stones Stepping Stones is a holistic, rights-based programme, designed to address the many and complex issues facing communities in relation to social norms change around violence against women, SRHR and attitudes and practices towards people with HIV. About 50 h over 6–8 weeks from March 2003 to March 2004. Cluster randomised controlled trial Improved reported risk behaviours in men, including a lowered proportion of men reporting perpetration of intimate partner violence, a reduction in transactional sex and in problem drinking.9
Tostan Tostan’s Community Empowerment Programme is a human-rights-based nonformal education programme that empowers communities to lead their own development. 30 months, over 3 years from October 2000 to October 2003 Quasi-experimental design Improved knowledge, attitudes, and behaviour among men and women around respect for human rights, improvement of hygiene and health, and specifically, a reduction in support for and practice of female genital cutting (FGC) and gender-based violence.10